A) content B) consent C) satisfied D) satisfactory

28. It was reassuring to have someone ____ whom he could ____ for a while.

A) upon…touch B) upon…pride C) upon…lean D) upon…impose 29. The new cadets are very slow to ____ the strict regulations of the military college.

A) react to B) relate to C) adapt to D) turn to

30. When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space. A) tremble at B) startle at C) wander at D) amaze at Unit 6

1. Writing is a slow process, requiring ___ thought, time and effort.

A) significant B) considerable C) enormous D) numerous

2. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this

time, but we shall keep your application on ____ for two months.

A) pile B segment C) sequence D) file 3. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.A) residents B) inhabitants C) lodgers D) settlers

4. During the conference the speaker tried to ___ to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision. A) comply B) impose C) imply D) convey

5. He ____ his control by making his students quiet.

A) assessed B) asserted C) acquired D) monitored

6. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ____ away all the rocks.

A) repel B) pull C) transfer D) dispose 7. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ____ at different villages.

A) unceasingly B) gradually C)

continuously D) continually

8. Although most dreams apparently happen ______, dream activity may be provoked by external influences. A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D) instantaneously

9. According to the instructions we received, we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___ . A) source B) resources C) origin D) original

10. _____ the popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to

11. The train _____ into the station at nine. A) pulled B) dragged C) hauled D) pushed

12. All the leaders should attach much importance to their public _____. D) figure

A) shape B) image C) status

13. Our ___ from London to Paris is by way of Dover and Calais. D) routine

14. In ______ to the Party’s call, a great number of doctors and nurses went to the frontline of fighting the flood. A) return B) admission C) response D) order

15. They expressed their ______ at being looked down upon by demonstration.

A) optimism B) enthusiasm C) pessimism D) indignation 16. His political ______ came to an end 20 years ago.

A) occupation B) employment C) career C) profession

17. In interpersonal relations, people should be ____ with each other.

A) shameful B) frank C) reserved D) indifferent 18. Mary has a bad cold and a _____ throat.

A) route B) way C) road